Take out the pre-installed Win8/Win8.1 computer OEM key

Computer shop news: Now when consumers buy new brand computers, manufacturers generally pre-install OEM version of Win8 system, namely Win8 simplified Chinese version. Because Microsoft adopted a new activation method for the OEM version of Win8, namely OA 3.0 activation technology, bid farewell to the history of the genuine Windows key tag of the previous Vista and Win7 brand computers.

Win8 OEM 3.0 activation mode, that is, each OEM machine must correspond to a unique key, therefore, OEMs need to write the unique Windows8 key to the BIOS board information of each new Win8 computer. Network activation is required when using it once.

First, how to judge your new computer pre-installed OEM version of Win8 system?

The operation is as follows:

1. Use the Win+R key combination to open the “Run” window and enter slmgr.vbs -dlv

2 Win8/Win8.1 system will automatically generate a script information to record the current system information (in the system description, if OEM_DM channel is displayed, it can be judged as OEM version Win8 system)

Second, if Win8 users need to reinstall Windows RT, Windows 8/Windows 8.1, you need to re-enter the Win8 key to complete the network activation, but this time you can not find the Win8 key that comes with the computer. This time, IT House organized three quick methods to help users get out the pre-installed Win8/Win8.1 computer OEM key.

Method 1: The all-round hardware tool AIDA64 v4.0 (click here to download)

The operation is as follows:

Open the AIDA64 tool and select the motherboard "ACPI" in the left menu. In the description of the table on the right, select “MSDM:Microsoft Data Management Table", at the bottom of the project (SLS Data) will display the current Win8 OEM full key.

Method 2: Product Key Query Tool Product Key (32-bit version, 56KB; 64-bit version, 71KB, click here to download)

The operation is as follows:

Download the decompression widget and run the ProduKey.exe main program to query the current system's Win8 OEM 25-bit full key.

Method 3, no third-party tools, system native command line (supports Windows8, Windows 8.1, Windows RT full platform)

Operation is as follows:

1. Use the key combination Win+Q, or move the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen to open the search function in the Charm menu.

2. Enter PowerShell, search for PowerShell components

3. Right click Windows PowerShell, run as administrator

4. Enter the following command in the PowerShell window: (Note: English characters)

(Get-WmiObject -query‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’). OA3xOriginalProductKey

5. Subsequently, Windows PowerShell automatically displays the current Win8 OEM full key.

Now, Win8/Win8.1 users can easily reinstall the current Win8 system after pre-installing the Win8/Win8.1 computer OEM key, and then use the key to activate the network.